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'''Thanksgiving''' is a national holiday, observed in November in the [[USA]] and in October in [[Canada]]. Several celebrations of the holiday have been seen in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

== History ==
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For one Thanksgiving, the Simpsons had [[Grampa]], [[Patty]], [[Selma]] and [[Marge]]'s mother [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Jacqueline]] over for dinner. The holiday was marred, however, by [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] having a sibling spat, which resulted in an elaborate centerpiece that Lisa had made being burnt in the fireplace. With everyone mad at Bart, he was banished to his room and decided to run away from home out of spite. When he wandered into the seedy side of town, he realized how good he had it at home and decided to go back. After he made peace with the rest of the family (particularly Lisa), they sat down to a belated dinner of Thanksgiving leftovers.<ref>"[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]"</ref>

[[Moe]] once made over [[Moe's Tavern|his bar]] into a post-modern look which drove away all of his regular customers, and [[Homer]] countered by founding a [[Homer's Hunting Club|hunting club]] so he could serve drinks at his home. When he realized the club had to actually go hunting in order to be legal, he decided to hunt for a turkey since it was nearly Thanksgiving. Still mad at Homer, Moe decided to spoil the turkey hunt and ended being accidentally shot by Homer. Fortunately, he wasn't seriously hurt and they were able to make up. After that, Moe got rid of the bar's post-modern look and he and the Simpsons celebrated Thanksgiving together in the newly-restored Moe's Tavern.<ref>"[[Homer the Moe]]"</ref>

The Simpsons' Thanksgiving was again thrown into chaos when Lisa staged a one-person protest of the holiday (on the grounds that it exploited Native Americans) and Homer devoured the entire turkey and invited extra people for dinner without telling Marge. While Marge went to extreme lengths to attempt to get a replacement turkey, Homer was pressed into service to rescue [[Mr. Burns]] from a trio of genetically modified turkeys. Meanwhile, Grampa took Lisa to an Indian casino (where she learned that the Indians used the holiday to exploit the white man) and Bart met up with the kids from the [[Springfield Orphanage]], who had been kicked out for the day due to [[Mayor Quimby]]'s staging a charity event at the orphanage. Homer's rescue attempt resulted in the turkeys running loose in the streets, and Bart invited the orphans over for dinner. Everything worked out for the best, though, as everyone ended up arriving at [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson house]] at the same time, and when Marge ran over the turkeys in the car, there was enough food for everyone.<ref>''[[Bart and Lisa and Marge and Homer and Maggie (to a Lesser Extent) vs. Thanksgiving]]''</ref>

During a later Thanksgiving dinner, Homer had a turkey wishbone stuck in his throat, and had to have it removed by [[Dr. Hibbert]].<ref>''[[X-MAS Marks the Spot!]]''</ref>

When Homer made a large donation to [[Costington's]] (to make up for his ill-gotten gains from serving as Mr. Burns's "prank monkey"), he was invited to play the part of [[Santa Claus]] in the store's Thanksgiving Day parade. Homer messed up his line, yelling "Merry everyone!" to the crowd instead of "Merry Christmas!", but when Burns tried to persuade him to use the occasion to play a prank on the whole town, Homer stood firm and refused to go along with it.<ref>"[[Homer vs. Dignity]]"</ref>

== Non-canon ==
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The family were sitting around the table after Thanksgiving dinner. Marge then announced that it was the end of Thanksgiving and Christmas was starting.<ref>"[[Holidays of Future Passed]]"</ref>

== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
*{{ep|Homer the Moe}}
*{{ep|Homer vs. Dignity}}
*{{ep|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}
*{{ep|Pranksta Rap|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Funeral for a Fiend|([[Spherical on 34th Street]])}}
*{{cg|Rednecks and Broomsticks/Gags#Couch gag|Rednecks and Broomsticks}}
*{{ep|Holidays of Future Passed}}
*{{cg|Labor Pains/Gags#Couch gag|Labor Pains}}
*{{ep|Havana Wild Weekend|(billboard gag)}}
*{{ep|Dad Behavior|(title screen and billboard gag)}}
*{{ep|King Leer|(Thanksgiving Mattress Sale)}}
*{{ep|From Russia Without Love|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|'Tis the 30th Season}}
*{{ep|E My Sports|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Thanksgiving of Horror}}
*{{ep|Three Dreams Denied|(title screen and couch gag)}}
*{{ep|It's a Blunderful Life}}
*{{ep|Bart's Birthday}}
*{{bon|Bart and Lisa and Marge and Homer and Maggie (to a Lesser Extent) vs. Thanksgiving}}
*{{bon|X-MAS Marks the Spot!|(mentioned)}}
*{{bon|The Winter of Our Discount Tent}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
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== References ==
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[[Category:Holidays]]